First off, let me say that I did enjoy this movie. It was long, but it was fun. There were some clever references to the original which amused me. But in the end, King Kong is a meta-film riff on the 1933 version similar to the pastiche novels Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts have been devouring ever since Doyle retired the detective for good.
( it was beauty killed the beast )

I don't usually read books with "book club" discussion questions in the back. It's not as ingrained a warning as the "O" stickers (damnit, I was going to read A Million Little Pieces, too), but it's up there. So imagine my surprise when I opened up The Time Traveler's Wife, read the first few sentences, and took it home from work. This book is engrossing. I'm not sure it's good, but I'm long past assuming the stuff that's good to read always is.
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Short Phantom story, no pairing. Has anyone ever written a Ratcatcher fic before? Also available at ff.net
( let me pass with my rats )